Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE ACT 1999 - SECT 64S

  (1)   The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (the Committee ) has the following duties:

  (a)   to consider work plans for the Parliamentary Budget Office prepared under section   64Q;

  (b)   to consider draft estimates for the Parliamentary Budget Office submitted under section   64R;

  (c)   to make recommendations to both Houses of Parliament, and to the Presiding Officers, on draft estimates referred to in paragraph   ( b);

  (d)   to consider:

  (i)   the operations of the Parliamentary Budget Office; and

  (ii)   the resources of the Parliamentary Budget Office, including funding, staff and information technology;

  (e)   to report to both Houses of the Parliament on any matter arising out of the Committee's consideration of the matters referred to in paragraph   ( d), or on any other matter relating to the Parliamentary Budget Officer's functions and powers, that the Committee considers should be drawn to the attention of the Parliament.

Note:   These duties are additional to the duties of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit under section   8 of the Public Accounts and Audit Committee Act 1951 .

  (2)   Nothing in subsection   ( 1) authorises the Committee to direct the activities of the Parliamentary Budget Officer.